def save_authors(bill, authors):
#TODO fix duplicate authors
for author in authors:
senator = Senator.objects.filter(name=author)
# If this senator is not in the db, add her/him
if not senator:
senator = Senator()
senator.name = author
senator.committee = "comittee" # TODO fix hardcode
senator.is_chair = False # TODO fix hardcode
senator.save()
# Associate this senator with imported bill
senator.bills.add(bill)
senator.save()
def create(senator_name, bill_id):
senator = Senator.objects.filter(name = senator_name)
if senator:
senator[0].bills.add(Bill.objects.get(id = bill_id))
return senator[0]
else:
senator = Senator()
senator.name = senator_name
senator.save()
senator.bills.add(Bill.objects.get(id = bill_id))
senator.save()
return senator
